Definition of pinch hitter Pinch hitter
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What does pinch hitter mean?
WordNet
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| pinch hitter - (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter | ||
| second-stringer, substitute, reserve a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another | ||
| batsman, batter, hitter, slugger a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking | ||
| baseball game, baseball a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pinch hitter (Noun)
A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits. - pinch hitter (Noun)
An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the risk of losing his wicket. - pinch hitter (Noun)
An individual who substitutes for another to perform one or more tasks.
